NASCAR Pick 'Em 2018 - Talladega #1

[pjmolo]

 

[pjmolo]

The deadline for submittal of picks for the next race is Friday, April 27th, noon Eastern time.

 

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A not-so-subtle hint, in the form of a BUMP, that you might want to consider an alternate route the next time . . . .

 

[ChexOrWrex]

Preparing for Dega like

 

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This weekend the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series visits Talladega Superspeedway for the running of the GEICO 500.

The driver picked most often this week is David Ragan, driving for Front Row Motorsports in the #38 car. Six players selected Ragan while Trevor Bayne in the #6 car and Brendan Gaughan in the #62 car were each selected by four players.
Good luck to all and thanks for participating.

 

[ChexOrWrex]

Im going Paul the way

 

[kkfan91]

Well picking the same as the leader @SlicedBread22 could be really good for me...or really bad for him

 

[DUN24]

Go Tim Pete!

 

[SlicedBread22]

Well picking the same as the leader @SlicedBread22 could be really good for me...or really bad for him

Either way your not making up any ground

 

[SlicedBread22]

Im going Paul the way

 

[SlicedBread22]

I'm surprised only 3 ppl picked the 2.. also sorry about the triple post lol

 

[kkfan91]

Either way your not making up any ground

Well not on you

 

[Conover]

Dirtfan and I are hoping Bowman and the 88 still have some of that plate track magic left over from Dale Jr. Talladega is a race I love but truly a crapshoot relative to who wins. It’s wide open opportunity for any driver to score a victory.

 

[2 Sweet]

Buescher will win! You heard it here first!

 

[Blake Hylton]

GO DIBURRITO!!!!

 

[Johali]

Surprise surprise, Bayne is out. And it wasn't his fault.

 

[ChexOrWrex]

...

 

[Brentford]

Eh, I'll take a 15th from Ty Dillon. Nice pick with David Ragan. He's a plate driver, so I'll be using him at either Daytona 2 or Talladega 2.

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

First single digit finish of the year, thanks David Ragan

 

[SlicedBread22]

There goes my lead

 

[kkfan91]

There goes my lead

Yep that worked out poorly

 

[SlicedBread22]

Yep that worked out poorly

Was going good for most of the race

 

[pjmolo]

Congrats to @jws926 and @DanicaFreak who won this week's "Highest Finishing Pick" award when their pick, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., finished in 5th place in the GEICO 500 at Talledega Superspeedway.

In addition to having the best finishing pick, @DanicaFreak also had the most upward movement in the standings, moving up five spots. Also moving up five spots was @AdoubleU24, whose pick of David Ragan finished sixth.

Hanging around the top of the standings all season, @Blake Hylton regained the standings lead after a two race absence when his pick of Matt DiBenedetto finished 19th. In somewhat of an anomaly, @Blake Hylton moved into first place in a week that he used a "C list" driver for the first time all season.

Michael McDowell's 32nd place finish dropped last week's leader, @SlicedBread22, into a tie for second place.

 

[DUN24]

God I’m doing terribly. Probably time to go WOT.

 

[jws926]

Aweosme @DanicaFreak for gaining 5 spots.

 

[jws926]

God I’m doing terribly. Probably time to go WOT.

I aint doing to well either

 

[Blake Hylton]

Did not expect to regain the lead with DiBenedetto, it’s ‘Dega baby!

 

[AdoubleU24]

I'm finally not sucking these last 2 weeks

 

[DanicaFreak]

This game is hard. thats what makes it challenging

 

[Johali]

This game is hard. thats what makes it challenging

That's why if I can get a top ten I'm as happy as a duck in water.

 

[JJ_14]

It sucks that I didn't enter this season, but count me in for 2019.

 

[pjmolo]

That's why if I can get a top ten I'm as happy as a duck in water.

Through the first ten races, it appears that only one player has yet to see at least one of their picks finish in the top ten.

go figure . . .